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The city of Wixom is crossing its !ngers that the former Ford Wixom Assembly Plant will soon be sold.

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Ford Motor Co. in-formed the city of Wix-om that it is inching closer to !nalizing a deal with several companies interested in purchasing nearly all of the shut-tered site.

According to Wix-om City Manager Mike Dornan, Barrow Devel-opment Corporation, a New York-based compa-ny, and Trident Capital Group, based in Colum-bus, Ohio, are partner-ing on a deal and have signed letters of intent to purchase about 240 acres of the site.

Trident Capital Group acquires, manages, and redevelops industrial properties.

“As far as I know it’s sold with the contin-gency upon !nalizing !-nal documents,” Dornan said. “"ese are young, smart guys who move quickly and have experi-ence in development and demolition.”

Ford Land o#cials, however, can’t comment on the potential sale quite yet.

“We maintain con-!dentiality agreements with parties during ne-

“Someone if asked would !nd nothing remarkable in today’s date,” once wrote Den-nis O’Driscoll, the bril-liant poet who passed away last week. Yet, in spite of his assertions to the contrary, here is where “today’s date” is remarkable: It’s here.

We are now in 2013, having said a fond farewell to 2012, a year that hemorrhaged with triumph and tragedy, success and sadness, just one day ago. Many remarkable events and develop-ments occurred in this region, many of which we were unable to in-clude in this Year in Review edition.

Particularly, I think of Oakland County two police o#cers: West Bloom!eld Township’s Patrick O’Rourke, who was shot and killed in the line of duty, and Wa-terford Township’s Annette Miller, who was seriously injured in a car accident while pursuing a speeding motorcyclist. Both of those stories gripped us not only as journal-ists, but more impor-tantly as human be-ings.

But still, not all was doom and gloom. We had tales of persever-ance over adversity and good people doing great deeds. I’ve done my best to pick a wide swath of stories for this Year in Review.

And perhaps that’s where O’Driscoll got it all wrong: "at there is something remarkable in every day of every year, not just the ones that stick in our craws, or end up in the local newspaper.

"ere are the mo-ments snuggling with your snoring dog dreaming of chasing a squirrel, or playing with your children, or sleeping in an extra 15 minutes, or adding just a little bit more butter to the meal be-cause those things, in of themselves, are remarkable things, things that will never be publicized but will still make the new year extraordinary.

I hope your 2013 goes remarkably, west Oakland County. As always, I welcome your thoughts, and I wish you a safe and happy new year.

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gotiations,” said Ford Land Communications Manager Becky Sanch. “We are pleased with the progress we are making in contract negotiations.”

Barrow Develop-ment’s co-founder Brian Wilson and Trident Cap-ital representative Da-vid Pizotti have worked alongside Ford and the city to put a plan into ac-tion.

“"ey love the (Wix-om) location and are looking at di$erent models, but they plan to pretty much knock down the whole thing,” Dornan said.

Another 45 acres is anticipated to be sold to the Menards chain of home improvement stores as a separate par-cel, according to Dor-nan. "e $8-billion-a-year company has stores across the Midwest.

Ford has decided to

retain ownership of the site’s 32.13-acre land!ll to deal with environ-mental issues, given the potential for any future liability.

Prior to inking a deal, the new potential buy-ers requested that the Wixom Planning Com-mission consider ac-cepting a zoning ordi-nance amendment that revises the master land use plan that overlays the Ford plant site, lo-cated o$ Wixom Road just north of I-96. "is plan, called the gateway planned unit develop-ment, would reclassify the site as mixed-use site to allow for research and development, manufac-turing, and some com-mercial use.

A%er a public hearing held on Monday, Oct. 1, the Planning Commis-sion recommended that the City Council consid-

er the proposed master plan amendments. "e council will take up the issue on Tuesday, Oct. 9.

Menards is also ex-pected to approach the Planning Commission for a rezoning request under a gateway planned unit development ap-proach.

“"ere’s a lot of good things happening and coming to a head, but it could take several years to redevelop the site,” Dornan said. “While it’s good news for Wixom, it doesn’t resolve the seri-ous !nancial picture the city faces, and that’s why the millage is so impor-tant.”

During the Nov. 6 gen-eral election, voters will be asked to authorize a new dedicated millage of 3.5 mills (which is equal to $3.50 on each $1,000 of taxable value) for four years to fund municipal

operating expenses, in-cluding police and !re, public works and parks and recreation services, beginning in July 2013.

Townsend Energy Solutions, headquar-tered in Baltimore, Md. expressed an interest in the Ford plant property last year. However, it still has not executed any purchase or lease agree-ments with Ford.

“Townsend is still in the picture, but they need to decide what their start and !nish lines are,” Dornan said.

Ford has already be-gun demolition of a por-tion of the property’s structures.

“We are in the pro-cess of demolishing and readying the site,” Sanch said.

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A!er three months of investigation into a peti-tion signature scheme that cost former U.S. Rep. "addeus McCot-ter his political career, the Michigan Attorney General’s O#ce has an-nounced four members of McCotter’s sta$ will be facing felony and misdemeanor charges for their alleged roles in the %asco.

In a news conference Aug. 9, state Attorney General Bill Schuette announced that charges have been %led against the following sta$ mem-bers working in McCot-ter’s Livonia congressio-nal o#ce:

the 33-year-old deputy district director from Farmington Hills: 10 counts of election fraud forgery, a %ve-year felo-ny; one count of conspir-acy to commit a legal act in an illegal manner, a %ve-year felony; and six counts of falsely signing a nominating petition as circulator, a misdemean-or punishable by up to 93 days in jail;

47-year-old district di-rector from Livonia: One count of conspiracy to commit a legal act in an illegal manner and nine

counts of falsely signing a nominating petition;

-bull, a 58-year-old dis-trict representative from Howell: One count of conspiracy to commit a legal act in an illegal manner, and one count of falsely signing a nomi-nating petition as circu-lator; and

a 52-year-old former scheduler from Livonia: Five counts of falsely signing a nominating petition as circulator.

"e investigation re-port stated that there were four “separate and distinct” methods alleg-

Seewald and O’Brady that amounted to fraud around the petition %l-ing deadline, May 15: False circulator certi-%cations, submission of duplicated petitions, and two “cut and paste” procedures that included putting signatures from past elections on blank petitions for the current election cycle that had a purported circulator, and putting signatures from past election cycles on a valid petition for the 2012 election cycle that had a proper circu-lator signature.

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and Seewald allegedly conspired together, and that O’Brady allegedly had knowledge that some of the petitions she was signing as the circu-lator were not genuine.

"e former %ve-term congressman’s political downfall began in May, when he announced that he was informed by the Michigan Secretary of State’s O#ce that his candidate petition signa-tures raised red &ags.

Once it was o#cially determined that just a few hundred of the sig-natures were valid, well short of the 1,000 sig-nature requirement to appear on the ballot for re-election, McCotter said he would mount a write-in campaign to run for re-election in the new 11th Congressional

Within days, however, McCotter quashed that bid and said he would not be seeking anoth-er term in Congress, prompting Oakland and

powerbrokers to scram-ble in a search for some-one to run as a write-in candidate who they deemed a more palatable candidate than Milford Republican Kerry Ben-tivolio, who reportedly was considered too ex-treme by the Republican kingmakers.

State Rep. Lisa Brown was rebuked by her Re-publican counterparts for remarks she made during an impassioned statement against abortion legisla-tion.

Brown, who is forgo-ing a third term in the state House of Represen-tatives to run against in-cumbent Republican Bill Bullard, Jr. for the Oak-land County Clerk/Reg-

chided a bill pro$ered by

her retort with the follow-ing quip:

“I’m &attered that you’re all so interested in my vagina, but ‘no’ means ‘no.’”

-ship informed Brown on June 14, the day follow-ing her remarks on the House &oor, that she and state Rep. Barb Byrum

o$ered up an amendment to the abortion legislation to require that legitimate medical reasoning would be needed to perform a

be recognized by the Re-publican Speaker of the House to speak on the House &oor about any legislation that day.

"e o#ce of Speaker of the House Jase Bolger (R-

saying “2 Reps. aren’t be-ing recognized to speak today because of their ac-

topic.”Ari Adler, spokesper-

son for Bolger, issued the following statement:

“Rep. Brown was sanc-tioned on "ursday and not recognized to speak for that one day because at the end of her &oor speech on HB 5711, she said, “I’m &attered that you’re all so interested in my vagina, but no means no.” "at reference was heard by several mem-bers of House Republi-can Leadership, male and female, to suggest that supporting House Bill 5711 was akin to raping women, because the “no means no” phrase is of-ten used when discussing rape prevention. Note that

the sanction had nothing to do with Rep. Brown saying the word vagina.

Rep. Byrum was sanc-tioned and not recog-nized to speak for that one day because she was not recognized to speak the previous day and pro-ceeded to yell out loud while walking through the chamber, interrupting other speakers who had been recognized.

House Bill 5711 would require that “a physician who performs an abor-tion shall arrange for the %nal disposition of the fe-tal remains resulting from the abortion” unless the mother of the aborted fe-tus provides written con-sent for research on the fetal remains. In addition, the bill requires that abor-tion providers determine that a woman seeking the procedure have not been coerced into doing so. It also requires that abortion providers who perform six or more abortions per month maintain profes-sional liability coverage of at least $1 million “for the purpose of compensating a woman su$ering from abortion complications caused by the gross neg-ligence or malpractice of the physician.”

Representative silenced after controversial remarks about House Bill 5711

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M i l ford Village Man-ager Arthur Shufflebarg-er, 60, died June 11 at his residence on Duke Street, apparently due to natu-ral causes.

Shu!ebarger had served as the village’s manager since November of 1990 and previously was the city manager of Osawatomie, Kan.

“"is is a very tough time for the village,” Mil-ford Village Council Presi-dent Terri Rusas-George

A#er serving the city of Wixom for 22 years, City Manager Mike Dor-nan has decided it’s time to turn over the reins and make his exit from the city he’s helped to transform.

During his 37-year career in municipal gov-ernment, Dornan was the acting assistant to the city manager in Farmington Hills for $ve years and the Walled Lake city manager for 11 years.

While Dornan was with Wixom, the city re-alized growth and cost savings through e%orts such as $nalizing a Mil-ford sewer extension and an intergovernmental agreement for wastewater treatment plant service. "e agreement included a $1.25 million “signing

said. “He was loved and re-spected by the sta% and coun-cil. He al-ways put the village forefront

in his recommendations to the council.”

Shu!ebarger was a na-tive of Atchison, Kan., and is survived by his wife, Kelsey, and his two daugh-ters, Kayla and Ieasha.

Rusas-George said she will remember Shu!e-barger’s integrity and the love he had for his family.

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bonus,” which was ulti-mately transferred to the city’s budget stabilization fund, allowing Wixom to continue providing service without increasing taxes.

He also initiated the reorganization of every department in the city government. He spear-headed the construction of a new Department of Public Works and salt stor-age facility, and initiated city-wide safety paths and streetlight conversion to LED technology.

“I’m most proud of bringing high-quality wa-ter to Wixom, transform-ing the (Village Center Area), and seeing my as-sociates grow up over the years,” Dornan said.

Another achievement Dornan is proud of is the

recognition the city re-ceived four times as an en-trepreneurial community.

Dornan is a founding member of the Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County and is its current chairman. He is also the vice chairman of the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Au-thority.

Dornan earned rec-ognition twice from the Michigan Association of Planning as Outstanding Community Adminis-trator of the Year for his contribution in furthering comprehensive planning in Michigan.

Dornan is prepared and excited to begin a new chapter in his life by relax-ing a bit.

Doug Killingbeck was named as a post-humous recipient of the Carnegie Medal af-ter he jumped into the Huron River on May 21, 2011 in an e%ort to save 16-year-old John Przydatek of Harrison Township a#er he and his friend fell out of an overturned canoe.

Killingbeck and Przy-datek drowned while Przydatek’s 16-year-old friend ended up making it to shore, but Killing-beck’s bravery warrant-ed recognition from the Carnegie Hero Fund.

Killingbeck was one of 21 recipients from across the country re-cently awarded the medal.

In addition, the or-

ganizers of a memorial canoe paddle held in Killingbeck’s memory last October, along with the Michigan Canoe Racing Association, will now honor him with the

Dornan retires from Wixom after22 yearsKillingbeck posthumously honored

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“It means a lot. Doug was a quiet guy and he would be amazed at how many lives he’s im-pacted,” Kilby said.

"e Wixom man ar-rested for the roadway shootings aimed at motorists across four Michigan counties is now facing 60 charges in Oakland County alone.

Raulie Wayne Casteel was arraigned before 52-1 District Court Judge Dennis Powers on Nov. 9. A preliminary exam was scheduled for Nov. 14. Casteel was charged with 52 counts ranging from assault with intent to commit murder, possession of a $rearm in the commis-sion of a felony, and dis-

Roadway shooter facing charges in four countiescharging a $rearm from or at a moving vehicle, in connection with sev-eral Wixom shooting incidents.

“While on trial, the court or jury may de-termine that an an alter-nate charge of felonious assault may $t better than intent to commit murder,” Goodlein said.

He added that bond was set for some of the charges, but not for any assault with intent to commit murder charg-es.

In Livingston Coun-ty, Casteel will be fac-ing similar charges of

felonious assault and discharging a $rearm from or at a moving vehicle, all related to a single shooting incident in that county. Bond was set $2 million cash surety (no 10 percent).

Most of the 24 known shootings occurred in Wixom, on Wixom Road, while others oc-curred along the I-96 and M-52 corridors in Livingston, Ingham, and Shiawassee counties. "e incidents occurred between Oct. 16 and Oct. 27, when Casteel is alleged to have $red a handgun at moving cars

from a vehicle.Only one of the

shootings resulted in an injury. A 46-year-old Kalamazoo man was shot in the le# hip/but-tocks on Oct. 27 while driving along I-96, and treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

Subsequently, a search warrant was ex-ecuted and forensic evi-dence reportedly was found at the scene tying Casteel to several of the shootings, including the 9 mm, semi-automatic handgun allegedly used in the shooting spree.

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Members of the Twirl-M’s Baton Twirl-ing Group in Walled Lake will be starting fall classes this month with the team’s sixth national championship and more than a dozen individual titles earned this year.

!e group — which includes girls from Walled Lake, Com-merce, Wixom, South Lyon, West Bloom"eld and Novi — took "rst-place at this year’s Ju-nior World Show Corps Championship. !e group features baton twirling instruction for ages 2 and up. Partici-

Cli#ord H. Smart Middle School students won’t have to wait for a li-brarian in order to return books any more, thanks to the e#orts of Boy Scout Erik Meeks.

Meeks, a former Clif-ford Smart student, re-cently completed the construction of a book cart for the middle school that will be used for pa-trons to return books. A member of Troop No. 308 since early 2006, the project will help Meeks earn the rank of Eagle Scout — the organiza-tion’s highest advance-ment rank.

Meeks started the book cart project last

spring, a$er meeting with Cli#ord Smart Prin-cipal Brian Kaplan.

Leading the e#ort, Meeks conducted his own Memorial Day Can Drive and raised $407 toward building the cart. With the help of more than a dozen others, in-cluding his friends, fam-ily and fellow scouts, Meeks was able to obtain all of the materials and complete construction of the cart. In all, the team put in more than 100 hours of work, he said.

!e project was the "-nal step in completing all the requirements needed to qualify for the Eagle Scout rank — a goal he

said he has had since joining the Boy Scouts.

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pants include members of Walled Lake Western High School’s Major-ette Line, as well as stu-dents from Walled Lake Northern, South Lyon, South Lyon East high schools and members of Walled Lake Central High School’s Twirling Club.

“It was a wonder-ful experience for our team,” said Corps Direc-tor Rhonda Muscaro.

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Six weeks before moving day. If you are moving because of a job transfer, "nd out what expenses the company is responsible for and what expenses you are responsible for. Start searching for a moving company. Get estimates from at least four companies. Ask around for recommendations. Take an inven-tory of your possessions and decide what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of. Make a list of ev-eryone who needs to be noti"ed of the move-relatives, friends, doctors, vets, schools, banks, magazines, etc. Get a change-of-address kit from the post o#ce. Start using up perishable items, like frozen foods and cleaning supplies, that won’t move well.

Five weeks before moving day. Se-lect the mover and make arrangements for moving day. Find out from your in-surance company what belongings of yours are covered and from the mov-ing company what its insurance covers.

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Four weeks before moving day. Start getting rid of all unwanted items. Collect boxes for packing, along with packing material, tape and markers for writing on each box where the contents go. Now is a good time to start packing any nonessential stu$. Look in the ga-rage, attic and other storage areas and pack whatever you can there. Check with the post o#ce to make sure they have received your change-of-address card.

Two weeks before moving day. Ar-range to have the utilities and phone shut o$ or transferred the day a%er the move. Make arrangements to have the utilities and phones turned on at the new house on moving day.

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The Decedent, Mary German who lived at 289 Decca, White Lake, MI 48386 died November 15, 2011. Creditors of the Decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Linda Clattison, named personal representative, or to the probate courts at 1200 N. Telegraph, Dept. 457, Pontiac, MI 48381 within 4 months of publication.Linda Clattison1585 SwitzerlandCommerce, MI 48382248-431-0637Notice of publication-1/2/13

Charter Township of Commerce is now accepting applications for Township Clerk.

Please submit a letter of interest and resume to:Supervisor’s Office

Charter Township of Commerce2009 Township Drive

Commerce Twp., MI 48390

Deadline is January 17th at 5:00 p.m.

Interviews will be held on January 29-30 SC: 01-02-2013

WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIPNOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given of a public hearing by the White Lake Township Planning Commission Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 7:00 P.M. at the White Lake Township Hall, 7525 Highland Road, White Lake, Michigan, 48383, to consider the following request for a special land use approval under Zoning Ordinance No. 58 – section 4.25 Large Scale Retail with Outdoor Sales and display.

Properties described are parcel numbers 12-22-226-011 (10150 Highland Road) located on the northwest corner of Highland Road and Maple Heights, consisting of approximately 6.12 acres

Applicant for parcel 12-22-226-011 is DMK DevelopmentThe deed holder is Road House Properties.

Applicant is requesting approval to construct a retail center with outdoor sales.

Persons interested are requested to be present. Pertinent information relative to this rezoning request is on file at the Township Community Development Department and may be examined at any time during regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Persons interested may visit the Community Development Department, contact the Community Development Department by telephone at 248-698-3300, ext. 163, or attend the Public Hearing on the date specified. Written comments are also welcome at the address above. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Clerk’s Office as least 5 days before the hearing. Sean O’Neil, AICPPlanning Director

SC: 12-26-2012

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF COMMERCE2009 TOWNSHIP DRIVE

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI 48390

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Township Board of the Charter Township of Commerce, Oakland County, Michigan, will meet at a Regular Board meeting on the 8th day of January, 2013 at 7:00 p.m., at the Township Hall, located at 2009 Township Drive, Commerce Township, Michigan 48390, to review the Special Assessment ROLL for the First Amended Idlewild Dust Control Special Assessment District (detailed description below), and to receive comments from affected property owners regarding the accuracy of their assessment and the total project cost.

The proposed First Amended Idlewild Dust Control Special Assessment District involves property located in the Charter Township of Commerce, Oakland County, Michigan, which is described in the attached Exhibit A.

Plans showing the improvement, the location, and the legal description are on file with the Township Clerk for public examination.

The First Amended Idlewild Dust Control Special Assessment District is being proposed to increase the number of dust control applications of the original Idlewild Dust Control SpecialAssessment District from four to five.

The costs associated with this Special Assessment District are of such a nature that periodic redeterminations of the costs will be made from time to time without further notice to the record owners or parties with an interest in property located within this Special Assessment District.

In order to appeal the amount of any special assessment, affected owners or parties with an interest must protest the proposed assessment. This may be done orally by appearing in person at the hearing or having an agent appear at the hearing on behalf of an owner or party in interest, or in writing by filing a letter of protest before the hearing, addressed to the Township Clerk at 2009 Township Drive, Commerce Township, Michigan 48390. An owner or party having an interest in the real property affected by the special assessment may file a written appeal of the special assessment with the Michigan Tax Tribunal within 30 days after the confirmation of the special assessment roll if the special assessment is protested at the hearing held for the purpose of confirming the special assessment roll. Please direct any questions you may have to the Charter Township of Commerce Building Department at (248) 960-7060.

Daniel Munro, ClerkCharter Township of Commerce

SC: 01-02-13

MOMS Club Waterford-South is hosting an open house complete with a demonstration of the Kinder-musik program from the Clarkston Conservatory of Music on Friday, Jan. 11 at 10 a.m. Please join us to learn more about our support group for stay-at-home moms and enjoy a fun music event for the kids. RSVP is required as space is limited: [email protected] (Di-rections to the event will be provided upon RSVP.)

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Country Oaks Elementary School of the Huron Valley School District meets once each week with the entire school. Awards were recently given for the cleanest hallway and Mr. Marquis led students in a holiday sing along. !PHOTO SUBMITTED BY KATHY LUKES OF DOUBLE EXPOSURE PHOTOGRAPHY/ WWW.DOUBLEEXPOSUREPHOTOS.COM"

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Winter Wonderland

Winter time is here, greatest time of year! Schools out and our !rst snowfall has arrived. Most kids were out skating, having snowball !ghts, sledding and sipping on a cup or two of semi-hot cocoa. Regular daytime sledding was not enough thrill for two sisters Kana Emmett-Hardey, 8 and Claire Emmett-Hardey, 5 of Walled Lake. This dynamic duo ventured from Walled Lake to the famed Hill in Farmington, the Shiawasse Hill, noted for its wintertime fun. A top the hill were plenty of kids from all over Oakland County that come to this huge hill located on the corner of Farmington and Shiawasse roads. PHOTOS COURTESY OF CURTIS DROGMILLER/DROGMILLER PHOTOGRAPHY

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